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destruction

[dih-struhk-shuhn] / dɪˈstrʌk ʃən /


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Amid the destruction and loss of life, Odesa reported damage to six Unesco-protected sites, including the salmon-pink 19th Century Alexandru Sturdza House.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

In that scenario, "one extreme could be the destruction of humanity," he warned.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Will AI truly become an agent of mass destruction?

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

The discovery could also provide inspiration for researchers and companies investigating ways to accelerate methane destruction deliberately.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

He demanded his freedom, writing, "I have rightly earned such liberty by beating Hitler at his own game and thereby have saved the people of the United States loss of life in addition to destruction."

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

Renewed tensions in the Middle East since July and destructions of refining capacity in Russia have raised energy costs again, in particular gas prices, leading to higher inflation and central-bank rate-rise expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

As Perry noted, pesticides are not alone in targeting sperm for destructions.

From Salon Nov. 16, 2023

Podolyak added that the barrage was “an undeniable manifestation” of Russia’s “terrorist activity, legally documented by numerous destructions and victims.”

From Washington Times Aug. 15, 2023

The story under that headline reported that Bankman-Fried’s entire fortune had been “wiped out” in “one of history’s greatest-ever destructions of wealth.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2022

Now, safe within the secure shelter, he can rejoicingly exclaim, even with the Avenger standing close by, “O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end.”

From The Cities of Refuge: or, The Name of Jesus A Sunday book for the young by John R. (John Ross) Macduff




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